Please Critique

Trying to learn and gain much knowledge from the pros, getting better but still need improvement.

Possibly the WB is off...Composition is spot on..

Thank you, I have issues at times with my WB especially when I am in a hurry to capture a shot.

How much post processing did you do?

looks a little overexposed and slightly oversaturated on my monitor , id also probably look at cropping so you only get the little plant and just some of the rock and a lot less grass, in fact id crop all the grass
the rocks distract from the bird as they are bright , id also run a grad filter over the rocks
love it if you cropped that way and posted back , i usually copy and try to see if it works but i see you have it blocked

i say the above after just finishing creative live art wolfe class lol , im 100 percent sure he would say the same about the crop

Over-exposed, over-saturated, and white balance. Like the composition. Depending on how much detail was captured I might even crop in a bit tighter on the bird if there is greater detail to be shown.

Not a bad shot, keep shooting and welcome.

Like the shot. As is, it has kind of a unique quality.

I would be curious the result if you did nothing but reduce the green and/or yellow saturation.

Nice shot.
I agree with the comments on here about the overexposure and white balance.
I think it would be better cropped tighter on the bird but your composition works too.


Overall good job.

I'm with MoabMan. I'd also add a little soft and oversharpened/overstructured when viewed at full size. And just to be thorough, it's a Great Blue Heron, not a crane (from the photo filename).

It can be tempting to boost saturation to make colors pop, so be careful, particularly with reds and greens. Also learn what you can do to highlight your subject a little more, like with a very subtle vignette centered on the subject - not just the basic darken/lighten edges type. The LR Radial Filter tool is great for that.